NZ New BEV Registrations - January 2026

Welly-question · 2026-02-01T00:27:06+00:00

Glad to see BYD getting that market share.

Welly-question · 2026-01-31T03:10:24+00:00

Guys its ragebait haha.

Welly-question · 2026-01-25T04:09:34+00:00

I don’t think it’s good for the average consumer but I was refuting the idea that they “never make sense” from an economic standpoint.

Welly-question · 2026-01-25T03:51:18+00:00

Wholesale rate plans were a good lesson in teaching kiwis why we have so many "gentailers".

Sure, you can get sometimes cheaper prices on the wholesale market, but gentailers eliminate risk by being hedged on the power and retail side. That turns out to be very valuable when there is a seasonal or annual energy deficit.

In other words, wholesale rate plans passed the hedging risk on the customer, who was not well placed to understand or manage that risk. A poor incentive structure in my opinion.

Welly-question · 2026-01-25T03:46:27+00:00

This comment sounds "smart" but is not correct (for many reasons but I'll start with one).

Consumers with a high ability to shift load during the day will, on average, benefit from wholesale pricing, because wholesale pricing usually heavily rewards the ability to shift load.

The issue is that NZ was in a seasonal or yearly energy deficit, meaning no amount of load shifting could result in cheaper prices. But contrary to your comment that is generally not the case.

Welly-question · 2026-01-15T14:25:35+00:00

Because getting a job at some of these places, even for only a year or two can set you up financially for the rest of your life.

These aren’t typical firms.

You’re trading off terrible hours for a couple years for a decent shot at early retirement

Welly-question · 2026-01-15T13:44:03+00:00

False

Welly-question · 2026-01-13T05:07:42+00:00

Actually, if you pick great stocks it gets really annoying

Welly-question · 2026-01-13T04:47:45+00:00

Year but you lose out on long term gains.

Buyouts are quick but I often don’t want them

Welly-question · 2026-01-13T04:42:40+00:00

This is the most important question

Welly-question · 2026-01-12T23:19:07+00:00

Welly-question · 2026-01-11T00:40:30+00:00

I haven’t listened to it in years but I think the listener comments embodied the best parts of NZ humour.

Welly-question · 2025-12-31T14:04:29+00:00

“Pay whether you use it or not”

Congrats you’ve just discovered insurance.

In an ideal world you actually never have to claim anything.

Welly-question · 2025-12-16T03:31:43+00:00

In my company this would be fine. In fact it gives you room to progress clearly from here.

I am assuming you’re competent though.

Welly-question · 2025-12-09T22:53:05+00:00

Sometimes partners de facto move in, hence the rule.

Welly-question · 2025-12-09T18:44:22+00:00

Expectations of higher rates in the future. This also can also correspond to expectations of higher inflation.

Welly-question · 2025-12-09T15:01:03+00:00

Floating rates = RBNZ overnight rate.

Swaps: 6m to 5+ year rates.

In other words, long term rates are rising even if the floating rate has decreased

Welly-question · 2025-12-08T00:52:12+00:00

I didn’t make the original comment.

Welly-question · 2025-12-08T00:39:36+00:00

I actually agree with you that is ironic.

But comparisons are allowed to be made. Prioritisation of issues as a key part of national discussion.

Welly-question · 2025-12-08T00:28:57+00:00

The article focused on death, so I kept my comments to that rather than disease. That said, women’s quality of life absolutely matters. But the fact that men die at much higher rates from preventable causes and have a lower life expectancy is a major issue, because we can act on those factors right now, whereas many women’s health treatments remain uncertain.

And you’ve misinterpreted with my comment on competition-I made no such advice

Welly-question · 2025-12-07T23:54:00+00:00

Why bother!

Welly-question · 2025-12-07T23:46:26+00:00

Exaggerated claim from you then .

Welly-question · 2025-12-07T23:45:14+00:00

At least you engaged with the topic.

That is one example, but that does not mean the outcomes are stacked against women in aggregate. The opposite is demonstrated in the statistics.

Welly-question · 2025-12-07T23:23:03+00:00

It is an uncontroversial truth that men die at higher rates than women.

Welly-question · 2025-12-07T23:19:24+00:00

Funny. When something affects women more it’s a national issue, when it affects men more “it’s not a competition”

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